Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-12-10

of couUlaint of consumers of the articleG
 md therc cCsal5 70 6s nothing so well
 able to kear the burden without hard
 shIp to any portion ct people. Ba; present tlrn laws, yarsouG iuCg gui.ab.a md illegal gOurC of unnecessary taxa
 tion ought Gt Cuce to be revised and amended. lheso laws ss they are pu-
 narily and 10 plain eitcc, raise !u the
 price to consumers of all articles import
 d and subjected tO duty. uy preclrely
 the same pGid for such dpiIea. Thus
 lhe amount of the duty measures Ilo
 sax pGid by thOGs who purchase for use,
 these imported articles. MaDy Of thes5
 shinrs, however, uTe raIsed OT na.ufac- sursd m our own country aud tho duties nos levied upon foreign goods and gro-
 duots gre called protection to th0se Ecrao manufactures, because they render i. possible for those Of CUr people E,,0 1-. manufacturers iO make these ar.ic!al and sell thsm for pTIc1 equal Co lE5- demanded Jy imported gCoda That tBva paid custom dUty, 60 it hsrpsrs tl-5
 while comparative. a few use tf. irl- ported articles, millions ct our people who never usc or Fnw Eny fcrsigu pre- aa kiad n ade in this country RlG rBy there
 for nearly or Quiss the sane ruhsccud aiiUs which duty Gdi5 Co imported ar
 ticles. Those who buy imports, pay
 duty and charges thereon Co puSIia treasury but great majority of ous cltizens who buy domestic articles Ci same class, pay a sum at least aprO1i- mGtely eGuBl tO this duty to homs man A. q N.. Al N.. tions of our tariff laws IS not medC ty way of instruction, bus in order thai Ws
 may bs constantly reminded Oi G.o nau- cer in which they impose burden upon those who consume domestic pTofues5.
 as well as upon those who consume in ported articles, end thus create tsz upon all our people. IL Is not proposed tO entirely relieve the country of thi5 taxation; 1t must be extensively contir-
 ued as 6 source of the gOvornmentS in
 come and in 0 Teadi1ssment Of cur
 tariff, the interests Ot AnGTIcGu
 labor engaged ia manufacture should
 be carefully cOEsidercd Cd well as She
 preservation of our manufacturers. It
 may Do called protection or by alot5er l name, but relief from bsrisaips sld
 dangers O! our present tariff laws should
 bs devised with especial preosutIOn
 against imperiling the existence of our
 manufacturing interest. But this exi5- | te1ce should not mean e condition which without regard to the pubic we'll
 fare or national eXigcDoy. must always
 insure realization of Th5 immense profits instead Of beI.g moderately proi- | table. As the y0!un5 md diversity of our nstiOnsl activities iuorssz5 DcW Te-
 cTuits arc added Co thoss Eho desire 0
 continuation Ot tho advantages which
 they conceive ihe present system of ter
 If taxation directly affords them. So
 stdbbornly have all efforts to reform tLe present condition been resisted by these
 of our fellow-ciiIzen5 thus engaged,
 that they can hardly complain Of Q suJ-
 Oio'On entertained 10 certain extent,
 ibst there exists organ | combination
 si! along She line, tO maiHtaiH their al- | vantage.
 We are in the midst of centennial eel | ebrstions and with becoming pride We rejoice in American skill and ingenuity | American energy and enterprise and
 the wonderful natural advantages En5
 resources developed b. a century 0i na- | iiOnai gTOv;B, yet, when s1 attenps if | made tO Justify lbe scheme which per Ulss q tax Co bs laid upon every con ! sumer iG the land for the benefit of our
 manufacturers is quite beyond s reason
 able deDsnd for governmental regard
 but It IS still meeting Siih the highest
 aud greatest degree of favor and care
 that can be UTung from Federal legig!a-
 non. It is also said to increase IL price
 of domestic manufactures resulting from
 the present tariff. This IS necessary in
 order that higher wages may b
 paid to ous woTkingmen empiCye- 10 msuu.aCiOIies. In labor we ac- [ knowledge the force of the argUmel; which involves she welfare Gnd l.by.ai 1 compensation of our lsbOTing people Labor Is honorable In tbe eyes of eTeFy I American citizen and lies ai the fcu-t-- 1on Ci our developments. It .- c-- n.led, VIihoCs alecta.io1 cg bygc-l
 to the utmost Tegsrd. The standard -f our laborefs' life shsulG uot be us-s-f 1 by that Ot another country less favor l and 'hey arc entitled Co tEeiF fUl. ah1r- iis advantages.
 By the last census 1t is made Co or pear that of the i7 .392,O99 cf our rorv-
 lstlon engaged ia al kInis Of Indus .sic, i,biu,4J3 are employed ID agTiculiur, i,O'f 2JS in professional and pcTso--l
 services, 24S5,SI6 of whom are domestic servants spd lsB0Eers. whila lSi0.25J are employed m trade Gli tT1nspCTsG-
 'iOns and 3S51,li2 are clssscd Gs en- ployed at manufacturing and mining. For the present purpose, how ever, the last number given, should be considerably reduced. With out attempting to enumciGie sll,
 tt should be conceded that there should nn1uaNa.l N. cludes, 315.ls3 carpenters aud jOiners. 2S5,l70 milliners, dress makers and
 seamstresses, IF, ,l26 blacksmiths, IS3,-
 I56 tallors and addresses, 1O7,GOO me
 sons, 76,24l butchers, fl ,3O9 bakers, 22.- lS2 plasterers and 4,S0I mGDufacturiu 2
 agricultural implements. leaving 2.G2S,- OSy persons employed m manufacturing industries as are claimed to bs benefit
 ted In n high tariff. To these, appeulp | are made so save theIr employers and ] maintain their wages by resisting s change. There should be no disposi- ton to answer such questions by alleca- 1 tlons, they gre minority among those that labor and therefore should foreRo an advantage Tn the interest of low prices for majority. Their compenss- non, as I, may Dc affected by the opera tons of ths tariff iaSs, should st all | times be scrupulously Kept in view, and | yet with slight reflections they will. not | overlook the fact ina. they are consur- CTS V tn the rest: that they too have their own interests and wants, and those of their families to supply from theIr earn inSs, snd that the prices of the ueces ssries of life as we'll the amount Of thoee wants, will regulate the measure of their welfare and comfort; but the reduction m tsIstion demanded, should be s5 measured as not to necessitate or justi. fy either the loss of employment by the working msn, nor the lessening of bis wages and profits still remaining 10 The manufacturer.
 The taxation of luxuFies presents no feature of hardships, but the neceszsr,es of lie used and consumed by all tba people, the duty upon which sdds to tbe cost Of living in every home, should b. greatly cheapened. The radical reduc. iion of the duties imposed upon rav ma terisl used in manufactures or it's free import is, of course, an important, lea lure ID any effort tO reduce the prioe of ,hese DecessaTIes and would not onIy re- ieTe them from the increased cost cana 3i bT the sHrffT on Gunh r,,asr-,,t t-. .L